Do you or would you have an AI girlfriend/boyfriend/companion?

[alexgriffin74]

I recently saw an article (I'll see if I can find it) that younger people are turning more towards AI for friendship/companionship. Chatting, advice, etc.

Is this something you would do or are interested in? If so why? If not, why?

 

[barefootgirl69]

Not at all. I've seen The Terminator.

 

[kyblue12]

Not at all. I've seen The Terminator.

AI girlfriend BFG.... I think this one would be the Sperminator....


And probably not.... at some point it will say something that reminds you its AI and not a person

 

[RagnarHairyBreeches]

It's tough taking rejection. An AI friend would be reliable, but until an android comes along that looks human I wouldn't be interested. And the idea of simply talking to a computer, and knowing it's a computer, wouldn't work for me.

I recall going to a dance. Believe it or not, I liked dancing. Waltz, foxtrot, quickstep, jive, cha cha etc. I could do the lot. And this place had a band. It would have been good to meet someone I liked, and who like dancing.

Most people went in couples. And there was a line up of men milling around the bar; singles. And there was a huddle of women who stood in a group, also singles.

Anyway, I paid to get in, had a look around to take in the atmosphere, and when a suitable dance came up (eg. modern waltz) I summoned up some courage to ask someone to dance. Rejection.

I didn't simply ask the next person, but walked away a bit downhearted. Next dance, nice music, feeling good, asked someone else amongst the bunch. Rejection.

I don't think I tried again, and went home. I just wonder, had computers been around back then, I may have gone for the AI thing. Don't know.

 

[Sir_Timo_Volodok]

Not at all. I've seen The Terminator.

Likely to be a lot less dramatic with an LLM emulating a human personality, perhaps even ending in valuable life lessons and/or comic relief:

https://orville.fandom.com/wiki/Laura_Huggins
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Leah_Brahms

 

[lets_roll_12]

Simple answer to a complex question:

No thank you.

 

[Shaglus_Ziegler]

I like real things and the A stands for artificial. Bummer it’s so popular.

 

[lifeis2short2b]

I recently saw an article (I'll see if I can find it) that younger people are turning more towards AI for friendship/companionship. Chatting, advice, etc.

Is this something you would do or are interested in? If so why? If not, why?

Yes this is more common than you think. As far as myself. Ain't nothing like the real thing.

 

[Poetdontknowit]

In terms of a strictly online thing... isn't that what Lit is for? And at least the folks you speak to here draw breath.

 

[ClockworkCourtesan]

My wife does this. It's, unsettling.

 

[TrailerHitch]

Um, NO!

 

[alexgriffin74]

My wife does this. It's, unsettling.

May I ask how she uses it? And what aspect of it do you find unsettling? Feel free to PM me if it isn't something you want to discuss openly. Thx!

 

[ClockworkCourtesan]

May I ask how she uses it? And what aspect of it do you find unsettling? Feel free to PM me if it isn't something you want to discuss openly. Thx!

She uses it as "human" contact. She doesn't leave the house, at all. She uses it to make decisions, if i ask her something, she will ask it the same question for an answer. She talks about it and aliens in every conversation. She will use it, her self diagnosed adhd, and autism to try to get out of helping. I don't know of that makes sense. But it's like it became her magic 8 ball.